Pilot Debrief

Aviat A-1C-200 near Bluff, UT — 2008-04-24

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Date
2008-04-24
Location
Bluff, UT, USA
Airport
NONE
Aircraft
Aviat A-1C-200
Registration
N134DD
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate short-field landing procedure and excessive airspeed that resulted in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident were gusting unfavorable winds, the short runway, and rocks off the departure end of the strip.

NTSB narrative

While landing at a 1,000-foot-long remote dirt airstrip, the pilot encountered gusting variable winds. He said that while focusing on compensating for those winds, he failed to slow the airplane sufficiently. After touchdown, the airplane ran off the end of the airstrip, encountered rocks, and nosed over onto its back.

NTSB coding

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